National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1887-06-17
NEW PUBLICATIONS

BLUE RiDGE. By HEYRY Il. wtlsoS
New York; Thomas X. Knox y C1mnony,
Si7 Broadway. Sale, Madison Il Company,
1900 Seventh street northwest.
Many varieties OF life, American and
foreign, are embraced in this volume OF
Go pages, and the frequent change OF
scenes and actors keeps interest always |
wde.oyed. 1t Is a story of wonders, yet |
such es are possible. The cruelty Of Rus |
sian punishment, its inhumanity alone |
seems not so. But even that, we are pain |
fully aware, is too true. Think Of the |
1endishness OF administering on the naked |
back OF a man 1900 lashes OF the cutting
whip Death generally follows. still,
there Is mercy In Russia; the unfortunate
mas receive sometimes his torture In install
ments, months apart Then there Is
chance Of survival, and OF life years after;
life ever suffering from the effect OF the
brutality.
ONE OF THE DUANEs.. A novel, BY ALICE
KING HAMILTON. Philadelphia: j. u.
Lippincott Company. Publishers. % cents.
One Of the series OF Lippncott select
novels now being issued monthly, and so
suitable for mountain wanderers or seaside
dreamers. The story is American, chiefly
posing in Florida at military post. 1t is
pleasantly told. some of the Duaues,"
and the most important one, is young
lady, beautiful, Of course, OF course In love
after while, very happy sometimes, very
miserable other times.
The description OF a southern swamp and
the attack there on an Illicit distillery Is all
admirable piece OF writing, true, to our
personal experience, and unsurpassed In
picturesqueness.
BATTLES AND LEADERS. OF THE CIVIL
WAR. No. L. so cents. New York Cen
fury Company, Union Square. Publishers.
A republication Of articles from "The
| Century Magazine" with fully one-third
more Of original matter, illustrated from
| Union and confederate sources.
This, the first number, has for fronts
| piece, 1.-THE Bugle CALL" spirited picture
l of mounted soldier. Preliminary events
are described, Washington on the Eve of
the War, with Slemmer In Pensacola Har-
hor, Recollections ofithe Twiggs Surrender,
1 From Moultre to Sumter, Inside Sumter
In '61, The First Step in the War, Notes on
the Surrender Of Fort Sumter, and War
Preparations in the North.
Excellent portraits are presented OF Gen.
Winfield Scott, Presidents Buchanan and
Lincoln, Mai. Robert Anderson, Gen. Beau
regard, Jefferson Davis, Stephen A. Doug
las, and Mai. Gen. Mcclellan, among
others. Also, numerous Views of forts, &c.
The work is beautifully produced 10
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plete IL.
An interesting. valuable, and perfectly
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| The "Battles and Leaders" will be sold
only by subscription.
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8 cents. st. Paul, Mimi: c. ii. Warren,
General Passenger Agent.
The passenger department Of the St.
Paul, Minneapolis and Manitoba railway
issues this beautiful little volume, with gold
and color cover. 1t gives information
| about its own line and the various pic
turesque summer resorts bordering 1t, with
engravings of the principal hotels aud sur
roundings. These are very attractive.
One-half the book is devoted to descrp-
tions of games suitable for lawn or draw
ing room. This alone would make 1t q de-
sirable thing on any home table, as OF In
terest to young and old, while Its orna-
mental appearance is further Recommended
ton.
THE WRITER. June. Boston. Publishers.
We, and all "literary fellows" are
obliged to the kind and capable writers OF
1.-THE Writer" for advice, aid, encourage
ment, and comfort along our "pleaslng,
anxious" way. Everything, too, Is done
Of the pen or pencil that even when they
say "must not' and "shall not' we con
tinue happy.
No page, no part Of page, In "The
Writer" but possesses great practical value,
as even few titles Of the present articles
4 = - sI..n s@.(
Room" "a Start In Pen Craft" "Advice
to Newspaper Correspondents" "Compen-
eation of Writers,' and "Business Rela'
tions Between Publishers and Writers.
Prosperity, far and forever, to our friend
MISTAKEN PATHS. 4 Novel. BY Herbert
Company, 7l5-7l7 Market street. Sale
Brentano. si.25.
We humbly confess that we don't always
read through every book presented us fo1
I review-the number is great and continually
increasing-but in the present case, because
We could not help 1t, assert that we begar
with chapter LIST and progressed regularl,
to "The End"
The story is extraordinary and Of fasci-
mating Interest. How could 1t be other
wise when the beautiful heroine has three
: lovers at once, each madly devoted
There are many characters In the volume
OF the most opposite traits, all nicely ant
b naturally indlvidualized.
: tits luxurious, lazily lounging In thes,
summer days or evenings to read "Mis
/ taken Paths"
If. IT'S WAY LOVE HAS, A Novel. d
WILLIAM FEATHERsToNE, a Harvard A.
New York G. W. Dillingham;, 33 West %
, street. Sale, Brentano. 20 cents.
To begin with There's way the authc
:. has which we like not. Why should he h
: so particular to inform the world that he
ia Harvard A. NJ. ?" Such glory will ava
him nothing, blazoned on the title page {
his novel, for whatever his state, the peopl
D will Judge merit by the work. Shall we /
q compelled to recall the coupet OF Burns
Z: An sine he thinks to climb Parnassus
o. By dint o. Greek2
,, Thus, the famed mountain is Inaccessible
d Now, employing what means he ma
I. how lofty is his ascent For his purpos
a quite high enough. He has contriyed
good story, more difficult still, a good 10,
story, and the exciting events introduce
do not "o'ermaster nature.n
Each reader will be grateful for excellel
=, entertainment.
THE CURRENT. June II. 10 cents; 81 yea
Chicago, H.: Current Publishing Compan
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Among the prose interesting articles a
Ie "Life in an Indian Camp" continue
o. "Marriage and Divorce Laws "Emi
Bronte," "The Publishing House OF Mu
ray" and an installment of the stor
"Merze;" among the verse, "Non lntelligo
and "The Fortunate Islands" SpecifyiI
thus does not mean that any page is uni
st teresting. Something satisfactory will
X found on each.
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